The Whimsy Patch: Sweet Dreams Fairies and Sugarplum Dreams

Since the beginning of this year, I have been dreaming up new ideas for the Whimsy Patch and revisiting old ideas to try and figure how I might improve them. The Sweet Dreams Fairies are the first dream that I've been able to sew into reality and I am so excited to be releasing them! These fairies are daintier than my usual chubby lines and they include a ton more handsewn detail and embroidery work. I've always had a thing for miniatures and I chose to indulge that obsession and try my hand at some miniature plush treats to include as accessories for these lovely ladies. You will see the first fruits of this endeavor below. As I continue to prepare the patterns for sale this week, I will be working up a few more mini treats to include inthe accessory pattern pack. Think tiny cakes, lollipops, ice cream sundaes, cupcakes and more! Once released, the Sweet Dreams Fairies pattern pack will include the pattern for the fairy body, three different wing styles, three hairstyles, fairy shoes, a lollipop, and embroidery and hand sewing suggestions (though you can machine sew the wings if you prefer speed to the slowness of hand sewing!). The accessories pattern pack will include the patterns for five different mini felt plush treats. So cute and fun! Below you can meet our new friends:

Meet Tilly, our sweet little Lollipop Princess. She's the daintiest of the fairies and she adores polka dots so she recently had some embroidered on her lace-like wings. (Embroidery is the tatooing of the Whimsy Patch, by the way.) She's been make handcrafted lollipops almost since birth and really loves mixing flavors and making swirly patterns in her pops. She says that, "The visual experience of the lollipop is almost as important as the taste experience. Almost."

And Sherry, the Princess of Upside-Down Cakes, has the feistiest personality of the bunch. She loves making upside-down cakes but refuses to be conventional. She--though you might find her occasionally taking a bite of one in private--has vowed to never be caught making a pineapple upside-down cake. She notes that they "frustrate [her] because there are so many other varieties of upside-down cake. What a way to smother creativity!"

Strawberry Chocolate Truffle Upside-Down Cake is her favorite to bake:)

And meet Gigi, the Princess of Ice Cream Sundaes. She's both practical and sweet. She thinks of her job making ice cream sundaes as "a most important job. I help children to celebrate everything that's great about childhood and I help adults remember what it was like to be one." She also believes that their is nothing wrong with a classic.